Workman s collapsible trestle or table



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APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 191s.

' 1,312,994. PatenLedAug. 12,1919

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INVENTOR ,WK/Lew/YZ By l TED STATES PATENT ALVIN LEONARD, oE cAEBoNDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

T0 cllwhom mes/.concern yBe it known that I, ALviN LEONARD, a kciti- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Carbondale, in the Vcounty of Lac'kaw'anna. and State ofPennsyIVania, have invented a' new .end lmproved Workmens Collepsble Trestle or Table, of whichthe following is a fnlhelear, and exact description.' l invention relates to t fold ble or collapsible trestle `adapted to be used by'paperhangers,YA painters, carpenters and `the like, and the invention 'has for its general object to provide a device of this character which is easily .and quickly adapta-ble for a great variety of n ses and which when not in use can be folded into a small space so as to be conveniently handled, carried yor shipped.

r` A incre specific object of .the invention is i the provision of extensible trestle lbody .which hes simple7 novel and effective means for detachably fastening* legs thereto, the seid means yalso 1serving es devicesviior hold- Y ing the legs when the tres'tleis packed for shipment, or for holding theleg members in Position to form .braces or arms in certain uses of the trestle body..

Another object of the invention is to provide a trestle which hes eXtensible .legs edinfstn'bly connected therewith Vwhereby the trestle can be supported on uneven ground or ,steps .vithent the vnecessity of the legs being'ted together, .since they ere clempeel to the body in downwardly diverging relation, so that the trestleivill .beve n Widescrporting base. l

Wh such objects inY view, enel others which will .eppeer es .the description Pre oeeels, the invention comprises .various novel fentnresof .constrnction 'and arrangement 0f parts which will be set forth with partienlenity the following description end y-cleims appended hereto.- l

.In the eecompenyine .clmyvines which illnetratecertain' embodiments of the invention Vand wherein siniilar characters of reference indlcete corresponding parts in all `the views,

v Fignre l isa plan view of the .device when completely necked;

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Aue'. 12,1919.

.Application filed July ze, 1918- .serm N0. 246,375.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the trestle'set up andY u extended Fig. 3 is a side view of the trestle less eX- tended than lin Fig. 2; i

Fgfl is n detail sectional view en the line 4 4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is lan end view of the trest'le;

v Fie- 6 is an enlnrged plan' view of ene end of the trestle partially in section.;

Fig. 7 isa perspectiveview ofthe vdevice set up for use in painting orworking on porch lcornicesr;

Fig. 8 is .a view showing the device as n roof scaffold;

Fig- .9 is .end View .showing the device es e? pninters .swing bridge;

Fig' 10` is ,a plsn'vievv ci? the end 'portion of `the device used as in Fig. l9"; i Y l' Fig. 1l isa detail sectional view on the line lI-ll, Fig. 9. Y

The device comprises a body .A which is made up of two sections l and 2, with 'each section 'formed of a plurality of slats 3 which are spaced aparts@ that .theslnts .Will slidebly nterfit, whereby the body een be lengthened or 'shortened by relative longitudinal movement of the sections 1 `and 2.- The slats' `are ,set ,so that xtheir .edgeslnre et the topuand bottom, and theinner ends ef the 4slats 3 of each section are tied together A -ing ends of A,the plates 6 have recesses 7,v .the

recesses of the yupper plates 6 being vdeeper than the recesses in the lower plates. his is for the purpose `O f causing the 'legs B, vwhen inset-11p position, to flare or diverge downwardly, asv shown in 'Figi The ,legs

are held in the recesses 7 by means of a bolt rod 8 which passes through all the slats 3 of the section and spacer blocks and also through the legs B, which latter have a plurality of bolt-receiving apertures 9 so that the legs can be independently lengthened or shortened, and on the ends of the bolt rod are wing nuts 10 for permitting the legs to be attached or detached without the use of tools.

The outer ends of the sections are so designed as to receive laterally extending arms, brace members or the like. For this purpose the edges of the plates 6 extend outwardly beyond the ends of the slats so as to form horizontal recesses 11 of such proportions as to receive a leg B, which maybe used as an arm or brace member. Vertical straps or keepers 6L fastened to the edges of the plates 6 cooperate with the plates and ends of the slats to hold the leg member' in place, but additional securing means is provided in the form of a bolt 12 which is anchored in the end of the body A and is adapted to pass through any one of the apertures in the leg member, andon the bolt is a wing nut to hold he leg member rigidly with respect to the olt.

The complete' device is shown in Fig. 1 in folded condition, and in addition to the two sections of the body formed by the slats 3, a plurality of pairs of leg members B are included, these being held in place by the projecting ends of the plates 6 and the bolts 8, and in addition long leg members Z) are provided which extend the full length of the device when in contracted conditio-n, and these members are held by the bolts 8. These long members may be used as the sides of a ladder, the rungs of which are formed by short strips 13 removably bolted to one of the ladder members or long legs 5.

In Figs. 2, 3 and 5 the device is shown set up as a trestle or work table, while in" Fig. 7 the body A is supported at one end by a ladder C formed by the members b and rung strips 13, and at the same end is fastened a short leg member B to function as a bracket or steadying arm. At theopposite end the body A is supported on inclined leg members B. 1n Fig. 8 the device is shown as a scaffold for working on a roof, and in this case the frame structure of the scaold is made up of leg members B bolted together, one set of leg members resting on the ground and the other set, which is connected with the rst-mentioned set, resting on the roof, and on the latter set is attached the body A.

1n Fig. 9, which shows a painters swing bridge, the body A is supported on hangers D having the block and tackle devices E, and on the ends of the body are hold-olf arms formed by leg members B, and on the end of each arm is a roller 14 to run on the wall of a building and steady the bridge therefrom. The bridge has a protecting rail 15 supported on upright leg members B, and the rail is braced by inclined leg members B extending from the horizontal hold-olf arms to the uprights of the rail. The uprights of the rail and brace members are fastened together by an angle bolt 16, as shown in Fig. 11.

The ladder in Fig. 7 is made up by attaching the rungs to one of the supporting legs of the trestle and one of the additional members, so that the ladder is part of the trestle and is movable with it.

From the foregoing description taken in Vconnection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily understood by those skilled in the lart to which the invention appertains, and vwhile I have described the principle of operation, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when `desired as fall within the scope o-f the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1. A device of the class described comprising a body member, upper and lower plates fastened to the ends of the body member and the edges of the plates projecting beyond the ends of the member, members removably set in the recesses formed between the projecting edges of the plates, and straps secured to the edges of the plates and extending across the recesses to form keepers for the last-mentioned members.

2. A device ofthe class described comprising a body having spaced lateral projections at the ends thereof, legy members adapted to lie parallel with one side of the body and to engage between the projections, and means for fastening the leg members in such position.

3. A device of the class described comprising a body having spaced lateral projections "at the ends thereof, leg members adapted to lie parallel with one side of the body and to engage between the projections, means for fastening the leg members in such positioin'ladder members secured by the said means to the body when thedevice ibs folded, and rungs carried by a ladder mem- 4. A device of the class described ycomprising a body formed of two sections each comprising a plurality of slats, the slats of one section being alternated with the slats of the other section and the said sections being slidable longitudinally one into the other. spacing blocks at the outer ends of the slats, bolts passing through the slats and spacing blocks, and detachable legs slats, bolts passing through the slats and 10 fastened to the body on the aforesaid bolts. spacing blocks, detachable legs fastened to 5. A device of the class described comthe body, on the bolts, and transverse plates prising a body formed of tWo sections each secured to the outer ends of the secti0ns,said comprising a plurality of slats, the slats of plates having open notches in their outer one section being alternated With the slats edges, and into Which notches the leg meml5 of the other section and the said sections bebers it. ing slidable longitudinally one into the other, spacing blocks at the outer ends of the ALVIN L. LEONARD.

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